Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-13

At the session Of the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science In New York Thurs
day the section on economic science and statistics
devoted the whole day to two papers by Prof w.
o. Atwater bearing upon the food question. The
morning paper was upon ''The Physiological and
Peeuniary Economy OF Food" that of the after
noon upon The Food OF Workingmen and Its Re-
laffon 10 Work Done" Both excited much interest,
and were received with denominations OF SatSfac-
ton by large audiences many taking part In the
discussions which followed.
Explaining, first, the elements OF the common
pods that combine 10 form the structure OF the
human system and 10 supply it with potential
energy, he Indicated the quantity OF each OF the
nuIriments consumed by people In various walks
In life In Europe, and compared them with the
averages OF the same entering into consumption In
the American diet. From this IL appeared that
the American consumed considerably above the
standard OF necessity and wasted a great deal
more, while the European rarely excelled the
standard and frequently fell below 1t. Among the
workingmen OF Europe, the sewing girls or Lon
don, and the factory girls OF Lepsic We're poorest
led, while the brewers were best fed. In America
all classes OF working people consumed far more
than was necessary TO the maintenance OF health
and strength.
Under the term "Nutrients- he classed protein,
the lean OF meat, White OF eggs, caSein OF milk,
gluten oil wheat &c., which supply blood muscle,
tendon, and bones; fats, animal and vegetable
which serve as fuel for the body; CARBON ydrates
starch and sugar, which also make TAT aud supply
the body with heat. The nutrients OF vegetable
f0Od are much less costly than those OF animal
foods, but the latter have the advantage OF con-
taining larger proportions OF protein In more Oh
gestiole forms. AT market prices current In the
Eastern states, the cot Of protein, which may be
taken as a measure or the relative expenSlyeneSS,
ranges from to34c. per pound In staple vegetable
lOOd,, and from Is cents to over 81 pound in
staple animal foods. In oysters IT is from 81 TO
over So per pound, while In salmon, it rises to
over 50 pound In beef, at from 10 10 % cents a
pound, the protein ranges from about 40 cents to
mackerel, lake trout and whitetsh, the nuuritive
material costs more. The less expensive kinds
OF meat, such as the shoulder and the round OF
Deef and ham, contain as much nutrlment as the
cCstIer kinds, and the difference paIatabIy Is
more the result OF the manner OF their cooking
than OF an innate superiority In the higher
priced cuts SO. too, the different grades OF Hour
have much more nearly equal nutrtfve value
than Is commonly supposed. Wheat -four corn
meal, oatmeal, and other cereal products are in
general cheaper and more Astounding In nutrients
than potatoes and other roots Taxing the world
through, the mass OF people select foods which an
aIyslS shows 10 furnish actual nutrients at the
lowest cost But The people OF the United States
those who really desire to econOmize use need,
lessly expensive kinds OF food. They endeavor to
hsn pess raer ,4an 5N ~ paying
Ing and taStefully serving. Then too they
are more wasteful than any other nation. An in
expicable sensiuveness upon this point exists
among American workmen- The best the market
affords alone Il good enough for Them and b. their
constant demand FOR what they wrongly consider
the choice cuts OF meat they maintain the present
high prices Improper eating, especially oyereat-
Ing l. source OF more disease than any other one
thing; the eating habit does more harm 10 health
than even the drinking habit. The remedy lies In
persuading people that economy is respectable,
AMERICAN woRKAEN BETTER PiID AND BETTER FED
THAN EUROPEANS
statistics OF dietaries OF considerable numbers
OF Americans" said Prof Atwater, ''nostly of the
working CLASSES, show that their food is large In
amount and includes large proportions OF meat.
French Canadians al home consume 81 pounds OF
food per man per day. ON going TO Massachusetts
factories their quantity OF food per day is IN
creased to 5 pounds. other American factory
operatives, mechanics and laboring people, native
and foreign, averaged a little fnore-in some
q he
1etaries showed them TO be richer In actual
nntritial material and In potential energy
than even the Large quantities would Imply, on
account OF large proportions OF meat The guam
atles per day OF protein ranged from % grams, In
grams In that OF Transfers, marble-workers, and
0her laborerS In a Boston boarding house. Ger
man Standards call Tor from lis 10 145 grams In
the 0Ally food or labor1ng man, according TO the
severity OF his labor. The proportions OF fat va
NED IRON 100 grams In food OF French Canadians
at nome 10 over $50 grams In that OF the Boston
boarding house referred TO- The German stand
sIuS ihciude RON 80 10 100 grams OF fat.
aetna the Ger,1an standard represents the
chdhics, and reliable data imply that labor
srs IN France, IJaiy, and other countries
appears that the food Of the American laboring
man Is much more nutritious on the average than
snat Oh hls European competitors. AS one result,
the American wOrklpgInan turns OF much more
Work Than the European The American workman
= Ntter palir better housed, better clothed, and
better fed than the Egrouean lie has better
opportunties for ssif-sleveEOpuent more 10 stinu-
tate n4S abl1tLIO8 ahG more hope OF reward III his
soIk Is sIheleht he scc0mplishes a great deal
sApianati0n OF his superior capacity for work is 10
% found largely Ia his superior nourishment
VIA, What ought 70 % the panarzy Of the American
sOrnnginan, with his great opportunities, his
SUPERIOR lnteiugehce, and the d, 176 foot-toDS OF
lotential energy In his daily f0od7-
SOL Conyers was hanged az Hampton g. c., yes
Ssl0ay iof the murder OF Jordan Robinson. He
waylaid his victim aad shot aim Down In cold
blood AA SoA1
shaw special says: 'Tbe Montana catt,emen
SompIuh That their stock are being seized and run
SIvss me une INTO Canadian territory, az they
being prepared"